Architects in action
Whether it’s working with mayors, collaborating with filmmakers, or tackling key issues like rising water, natural disasters, sustainability, and housing, architects are leading the way.
AIA Film Challenge
Watch the 2018 winners and finalists.
Rebuilding an Island
A visionary architect teams with Tesla and a hurricane-ravaged community in Puerto Rico to rewrite the region’s future.
Civic Leaders
Get connected with architects in your city.
Civic I/O at SXSW
Architects and mayors came together to imagine the cities of the future.
Designing a Safer School
How architects are working with communities to create more secure campuses.
Find a local architect
Search for and connect with an architect in your community.
Design as a school security solution
By Katherine Flynn
In the wake of mass shootings at US schools, architects are putting their unique skills to work, collaborating with administrators to prevent harm during tragic events.
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Social justice through design
By Kathleen M. O’Donnell
A design justice leader, Theresa Hwang, AIA, is founder and director of Los Angeles’ Department of Places, an organization that uses the power of participatory design to strengthen neighborhoods. She shares their insights about how cities can be made more just and happy through design.
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Committing to sustainability can drive prosperity
By Kathleen M. O’Donnell
Through its Office of Sustainability and the work of local architects, Austin, Texas, provides a thoughtful framework for other cities to consider when crafting sustainability initiatives that drive more wholistic development and help cities achieve economic prosperity.
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